India considers EU-like laws to check Big Tech dominance

India’s upcoming information technology law, which has so far been informally referred to as the Digital India Act, may contain provisions to address monopolies, define obligations for competition compliances and have gatekeeping rules regarding market dominance when it comes to Big Tech, officials familiar with the matter said.

The ministry of electronics and information technology is looking at the corresponding laws of nearly 20 countries, but in particular the Digital Markets Act (DMA) and the Digital Services Act (DSA) recently enacted by the European Union (EU).

The discussions come at a time of growing concern over the amount of influence tech companies, especially the big five of Google, Amazon, Apple, Meta and Microsoft, wield on the global internet.